Purchasable Extras

Airport PickupUSD 29.18

Luggage RoomUSD 2.92

What's Included

Breakfast

Linen

Towel

Important Information

CARNAVAL - MINIMUM STAY 7 NIGHTS FROM THE 16TH FEB. BOOKINGS WITH LESS THAN 7 NIGHTS FROM THE 16TH SHALL BE CANCELLED AND THE 10% PAID TO HB IS NOT REFUNDABLE.
NEW YEARS - MINIMUM STAY 5 NIGHTS FROM THE 27TH DECEMBER. BOOKINGS WITH LESS THAN 5 NIGHTS FROM THE 27TH SHALL BE CANCELLED AND THE 10% PAID TO HB IS NOT REFUNDABLE.
**AFTER YOUR BOOKING THE HOSTEL WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU TO PROCEED WITH A 50% DEPOSIT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL, IN ORDER TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION**

Alfred Joyner

With my spouse / partner

Beach / sunbathingPartying / nightlifeSightseeing & culture

20 April 2015

Liked: It wasn't as expensive as other hostels. The staff tried to be helpful.

Disliked: The location is in Botofogo, no where near either the beaches or the city centre.
The room we stayed resembled a prison cell - no windows and not very clean.
The hostel overall had a joyless vibe because people had clearly picked it because of price, not quality.

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Keiron Evans

Alone

Beach / sunbathingRelaxation/spa

13 March 2015
Keiron would recommend this property

Liked: Good place to relax after a crazy 4 weeks in south america. Nice staff, clean hostel no dramas

Disliked: Nothing it was all good

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Beach / sunbathingEvents / festivals

23 February 2015

Liked: The staff is excellent. Very friendly and helpful.

Disliked: The area close to my room and the bathroom smelled like a gutter..smell was intolerable. Shower Was not cleaned well and much less on a daily basis.

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Firas Daker

Alone

City break

03 February 2015
Firas would recommend this property

Liked: I quite like this place.. everything works fine.. the staff is friendly.. the location is great.. the only thing is if you get the top bed of 3 bunk beds, it's quite a climb but other than that, i highly recommend it

Customer review

Liked: Very good location, close to botafogo metro station. The breakfast is simple but good.

Disliked: Not enough bathrooms/showers. The airco was not functioning properly in the 12 bed dorm I was staying in which made it difficult to sleep some nights due to the heat. Not enough power sockets in the room.

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

24 August 2014
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: - Cheap, does not increase it's prices on weekends
- Good location, near the Metro, supermarkets, bars, restaurants, etc
- Staff are very helpful
- The common area is very modern, very clean
- Charlie, the hostel dog

Disliked: - The dorms were way too crowded, they have tried to fit as many beds into the smalls rooms as possible. The topmost bunks are so close to the fans that people have been cut on the fan blades
- The ensuite bathroom in my dorm looked what I imagine a prison bathroom would look like. Definitely needs an upgrade

The property's response is...

Denver,
The biggest dorms are the cheapest.
If you want to stay in a room with less people its very easy. Pay for rooms with less people. Its more expensive but it will please you!
The fans are well located and do not offer any problems to guests security.
The bathroom is under renovations.
Regards,
Beach Backpackers Hostel

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Carmel Pezzullo

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

24 June 2014
Carmel would recommend this property

Liked: Extremely helpful staff with great knowledge of the area.

Disliked: NA

The property's response is...

Dear Carmel,
Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Beach Backpackers Hostel Team

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Barbara Burkert

Disliked: The beds were very unsecure and stuffed into the room. The second night they even put more beds into the room. It was hot and smelly. The breakfast doesnt deserve that name. Staff was unfriendly and not helpful at all.

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lior hizik

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap yearBeach / sunbathingRelaxation/spa

10 April 2014
lior would recommend this property

Liked: Clean and orgenized

Disliked: lior left no negative feedback.

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Betty Adesanya

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

06 March 2014
Betty would recommend this property

Liked: Awesome atmosphere! The 3 guys that run it are the nicest friendliest people url meet always laughing and smiling and happy to help you. I stayed over rio carnival so was lots of lively people staying. The bunk beds are a lil shakey and the tripple ones are acient looking so try avoid the top bunk but all in all a really lovely place. You must try one of federicos famous cocktails!

Disliked: Tripple bunkbeds.

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

17 November 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Feels like home. Staff is great (Juan, Sandra, Rodrigo, Rosa)!! Kitchen is big and well equiped. Sofas on the TV are huge, confy, and good vibe. Neighborghood is pretty fancy and safe.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

14 June 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This hostel is close to the metro, and all important buses are runnig close by, the breakfast was good with cheese, ham, marmalade, fruit, coffee and cake, they have safe lockers, people at the front desk all night long and you have to bell the ring to go inside, so not everybody can enter.. between 7 and 8 they make happy hour for drinks.

Disliked: The beds are wrapped in plastic, was very very uncomfortable, all the people tried not to move at nights, cause it was so noisy with this plastic thing around the mattress.

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Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

12 June 2013

Liked: The location was good as it is near the centre of Botafogo however that is the only good thing to be said unfortunately!

Disliked: They have a SERIOUS bed bug infestation at this hostel, do not stay here!!! All the mattresses are shrink-wrapped in plastic presumably to prevent the bed bugs getting out but this has failed miserably, the wooden bed frames are full of bugs and we saw a few crawling up the walls too. My boyfriend had an allergic reaction to the bed bug bites and as a result spent an afternoon in hospital in Rio, not fun!
They also messed up our booking; we booked a double room and ended up in a double bed in a dorm surrounded by 4 other beds?!

The property's response is...

Dear Frances,
We are sorry to hear that.
Why during your whole stay you didnt even mention that all this issue was going on?
Our hostel is fumigated monthly against bedbugs and the plastic on the mattresses is to prevent it to stay in the mattresses.
If you reallly saw the bedbugs why you havent informed us? You stayed for 4 nights in total and everything was going well. It is so weird! We do not understand your review, unfortunately.
Regards,
Beach Backpackers Hostel

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Luciano Leite da Silva

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

12 June 2013
Luciano would recommend this property

Liked: Really , really , really a nice place. I'll be back in august 2013!

Eduardo Martins do Nascimento Júnior

Liked: Good location and value for the money. The double room has air conditioned and also a ventilator and a comfortable bed.

Disliked: There's a shared shower under the stairs that is very very dirty and small. The place is a little bit dirty, very noisy and disorganized. The breakfast is poor. On a night, a few fellas slept on the couch...

scott almburg

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

27 May 2013
scott would recommend this property

Liked: located near major bus stop and the metro - you can get anywhere in the city.
safe neighboorhood. there are many side adventures the hostel can book for you, and they will arrange taxi service to airport.

Adam Peardon

Liked: Good value, only short walk or super cheap subway ride to the main beaches of copacabana and ipanema, but the hostal is half the price of those areas. The staff were very friendly.

Disliked: Our room and bathroom was a bit of a mess, although this could have been to do with the people sharing our room rather than the hostel staff. Seems to attract very young brazillian people coming to Rio for lots of partying as well as the usual backpacking crowd. We stayed in an 8 bed dorm, wouldn´t fancy the 15 bed dorms with 3 story bunks!

The property's response is...

Dear Adam,
Thank you for taking time to write your review.
You stayed with us on the 17th january and since then we have been doing some improvements in our hostel.
You left your review today the 31st of march and our dorms are already renovated as well as our common areas.
We will be happy to host you guys again.
Regards,
Beach Backpackers Hostel

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Simon Urch

As a family with children

Backpacking / gap year

22 February 2013

Liked: Nice hostel in a great location in Botofogo, the staff are great and there's a good atmosphere around the hostel in general.

Disliked: in between making the booking 6 months before carnival and getting there, they changed the dorms from 8 bed to 12 which is not good, there are too many people in each room and it was feeling cramped, also it could sometimes be a bit of a wait for the bathroom. They also had a big problem with bed bugs while i was there, i got bitten quiet badly and several people left while i was there because of this problem. After looking back on the recent reviews i could see that they had been having issues for the previous few months but obviously hadn't sorted the problem, for this i cannot give them a good review or ever recommend anyone to stay there.

The property's response is...

Dear Simon,
We are really sorry to hear that you had so many issues during your stay.
The management already took measures to make sure all those problems are solved.
Sorry for what happened and we guarantee that our new staff is ready to offer great service for all our guests.
Best regards,
Beach Backpackers Hostel

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Troy Whitmarsh

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

19 February 2013
Troy would recommend this property

Liked: Lots of cool people staying here. Good info on how to get around and things to do.

Disliked: I was bitten by bedbugs on my first night and had an allergic reaction. The staff called in a doctor who gave me some medication and upgraded me to a private room all at no cost so it wasn't so bad.

The property's response is...

Dear Troy,
Thank you for taking time to write a review.
We already solved the mentioned issue to offer a comfortable and great stay.
Best regards,
Beach Backpackers Hostel

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

16 February 2013

Liked: nice chilling out area, livingroom etc

Disliked: BEDBUGS!!! Everywhere!! I Couldnt sleep because of it and the staff just ignores it! and the hostel and the service is pretty average, not so nice as it descirbes itself on the internet and not worth paying the price for it!

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Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Beach / sunbathing

06 February 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was safe and the location is connected to every attraction by bus

Disliked: They tried to charge me for leaving the luggage the last day. They didnt have a luggage room

John Milton

Liked: The hostel is nicely located near the metro, and the common spaces are nice (including the small bar.) They also have two computers with free internet to use.

Disliked: They messed our reservation up and we had to stay in a 12 bed door instead of the double private that we booked (and paid the deposit on) for the first night. Kindly, the girl gave us that first night for free. However, the dorm is really cramped and only has one toilet--so I can recommend it. Also, they only accepted cash, which is annoying.

The property's response is...

Dear John,
Thank you for taking time to write a comment.
All the reservations are 100% confirmed. Unfortunately we had a problem with our booking system and the room was double booked.
We you the option to give back the 10% paid to Hostelbookers and find you similar accommodation nearby or you could stay for the 1st night in a dorm for free. You deciced to stay for free in the Hostel even that we found another accommodation.
Regards,
Olivia

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Customer review

Liked: Absolutely everything! My girlfriend and I stayed here, in total, for about 4 weeks! If it was possible to give a hostel more than 100%, then this would double that. The people who might have given this place a bad review, simply were probably "those" types of people. This is the true review (excuse the rhyme)... 2 computers with fast internet, a wonderfully clean lounge/chill out area with a great TV. On top that, the hostel provides you with information on everything you may need during your stay in Rio.. from seeing Cristo Redentor to getting your hair cut. A fully equipped kitchen with 2 fridges for guest use, a blender, every kitchen utensil you could ever need. Great little bar area for drinking and eating. Perfect outdoor area for socialising, listening to music and enjoying the great happy hour 2-4-1 cocktails. The rooms are spotless, and cleaned reguarly. Not just hoovered though, washed out properly. Bathrooms are clean. Great location as well. Botafogo is a lovely area of Rio, but even if you need to get elsewhere, there is bus stop at the end of road and Botafogo metro station is a 5 minute walk away.
BUT most importantly, the STAFF were so unbelievably helpful, fun, welcoming and charming. This was the only hostel that we stayed in in 5 months where we genuinely felt very sad when leaving. Can not thank you guys enough, you were simply amazing!!! Hopefully Bernardo, Davi and co know who this is from.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

Hi Joe!
Thank you so much for taking time to write a review.
We will always do our best to please our guests. You guys are amazing!!
Regards,
Bernardo, Davi, Helena and Rose